In literature regionalism refers to fiction or poetry that focuses on specific features, such as dialect, customs, history, and landscape, of a particular region (also called local colour): Such a locale is likely to be rural and/or provincial.. Contents.
Sparging (chemistry) (Redirected from Sparger) In chemistry, sparging, also known as gas flushing in metallurgy, is a technique which involves bubbling a chemically inert gas, such as nitrogen, argon, or helium, through a liquid. This can be used to remove dissolved gases (e.g. oxygen) from the liquid.
Contraction of smooth muscle in the walls of the bronchi and bronchioles, causing narrowing of the lumen. Compare: bronchoconstriction. /bronÂ·choÂ·spasm/ (brongÂ´ko-spazm) bronchial spasm; spasmodic contraction of the smooth muscle of the bronchi, as in asthma.pasm. 1. a sudden involuntary contraction of a muscle or group of muscles. 2. a sudden, transitory constriction of a passage, canal, or orifice; spasms usually occur when the nerves supplying muscles are irritated, and are often accompanied by pain.